1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in Sri Lanka 2025
Sri Lanka has 8 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (May 1 – 4). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 8
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Jan 3 – Sun, Jan 5
345
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
1 dayWed, Jan 15
Tamil Thai Pongal Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
15
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 13–14) for 5 days off (Jan 11 – 15).
2 daysSat, Feb 1 – Sun, Feb 2
12
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 3) for 4 days off (Feb 1 – 4).
1 dayTue, Feb 4
National Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 3) for 4 days off (Feb 1 – 4).
2 daysSat, Feb 15 – Sun, Feb 16
1516
2 daysSat, Mar 1 – Sun, Mar 2
12
3 daysFri, Mar 21 – Sun, Mar 23
Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
212223
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 17–20) for 9 days off (Mar 15 – 23).
1 dayTue, Apr 1
Bak Full Moon Poya Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 31) for 4 days off (Mar 29 – Apr 1).
3 daysSat, Apr 12 – Mon, Apr 14
Day before Sinhala and Tamil New Year · Sinhala and Tamil New Year
121314
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 15–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 15–17) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4
Labour Day and Vesak Full Moon Poya Day · Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
1234
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 28–30) for 9 days off (Apr 26 – May 4).
1 dayWed, May 28
Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day) — a lone day off, bridge it:
28
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 29) for 5 days off (May 28 – Jun 1).
3 daysFri, May 30 – Sun, Jun 1
30311
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 29) for 5 days off (May 28 – Jun 1).
2 daysSat, Jun 28 – Sun, Jun 29
2829
1 dayTue, Jul 29
Esala Full Moon Poya Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
29
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jul 28) for 4 days off (Jul 26 – 29).
2 daysTue, Aug 26 – Wed, Aug 27
Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday) · Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
2627
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 25) for 5 days off (Aug 23 – 27).
3 daysFri, Sep 26 – Sun, Sep 28
262728
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Sep 22–25) for 9 days off (Sep 20 – 28).
2 daysSat, Oct 25 – Sun, Oct 26
2526
2 daysSat, Nov 8 – Sun, Nov 9
89
3 daysSat, Nov 22 – Mon, Nov 24
222324
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 25–28) for 9 days off (Nov 22 – 30).
1 dayTue, Dec 23
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
23
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 22) for 4 days off (Dec 20 – 23).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 13–14 | Jan 11 – 15 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 13–14 + Jan 16–17 | Jan 11 – 19 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 16–17 | Jan 15 – 19 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 3 | Feb 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 3 + Feb 5–7 | Feb 1 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 5–7 | Feb 4 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 17–20 | Mar 15 – 23 |
| 4 | 1d · Mar 31 | Mar 29 – Apr 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 31 + Apr 2–4 | Mar 29 – Apr 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 2–4 | Apr 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 15–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 5 | 2d · May 26–27 | May 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 3d · May 26–27 + May 29 | May 24 – Jun 1 |
| 5 | 1d · May 29 | May 28 – Jun 1 |
| 4 | 1d · Jul 28 | Jul 26 – 29 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 28 + Jul 30 – Aug 1 | Jul 26 – Aug 3 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 30 – Aug 1 | Jul 29 – Aug 3 |
| 5 | 1d · Aug 25 | Aug 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 3d · Aug 25 + Aug 28–29 | Aug 23 – 31 |
| 6 | 2d · Aug 28–29 | Aug 26 – 31 |
| 9 | 4d · Sep 22–25 | Sep 20 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 25–28 | Nov 22 – 30 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 22 | Dec 20 – 23 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 22 + Dec 24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 22 + Dec 24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 3 | 1d · Dec 24 | Dec 23 – 25 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 24 + Dec 26 | Dec 23 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Sri Lanka's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.